Thats awesome being raised a family that speaks more than one language. Good job Jeremy! I think he will really appreciate being brought up in such a great environment 😎
It's so amazing that when speaks Korean, he speaks fully in Korean without mixing with English i.e Konglish. That's what you call truly fluent. Hope Jeremy has a bright future ahead!
Maybe I don't watch enough but it's very kind of you to show us your son. It's a real privilege for us - thank you! I raised my daughter in an English/ French household and I agree with everything you've said. Raising bilingual kids doesn't have to be hard but you have to be conscientious and make an effort. Thanks for this lovely video! You were both adorable in your matching outfits! ☺
OMG! Jeremy is sooo smart and cute! Please, make more content with him! I noticed although he said he prefers when you talk to him in English, in fact he kept answering your English questions in Korean. So natural!
I'm half Korean but grew up in Sweden. When I was younger up to ~5 years i used to speak a lot more Korean, but with starting school and everything i eventually just grew out of it and only spoke some. I'm fact it's only like the last 2/3 years that I've made a conscious effort to learn more (I'm 15 now), although ofc that means I'm learning the language more like an adult and not like a child who passively picks up a language. Thank you for everything you do Billy!
Don’t give up on it. I was near fluent at age 11, then 20 years went by and I lost it all.. it’s one of the biggest regrets of my life. But now I’m learning again so it’s okay. Learn from me and don’t ever stop learning!
@@Aquablecs I will never understand how someone can loose their ability to understand a language one grew up with. I grew up learning Russian, since being a really really young child I've never seriously had to use Russian ever again, but I have never ever forgotten what I knew back then. I can't forget it, even if I wanted to. Nowadays I only use Russian, when I'm very bored, so I switch the movie audio to Russian lol.
@@anna-5104 It happens more often than you might think. My first language was French. We moved to the U.S. from Canada when I was 5 and I started kindergarten here. Now I don't speak or understand French.
@@anna-5104it actually happened to my German grandmother. She came to the states with my grandfather when she was 18 to marry him. By the time I was born, she had forgotten all of her German and could only speak English. I wish she had taught my mother German so she could’ve taught me. I am now trying to learn Korean and German. It’s not easy.
@@anna-5104 You will never understand because you don´t want to, it seems. It´s very simple: You don´t practise a skill, you get worse at it. This applies to languages as well. Many people become receptive bilinguals (meaning: they understand but can´t speak it fluently) when they don´t practise speaking their other language (for several years). Instead of ignorantly bragging with your skills (and indirectly shaming people), you could work on your arrogance and empathy. Good luck.
I grew up in a multilingual household where both my parents could not speak each others native language. So the family language was English. When alone each parent spoke to us in their native language so that way we naturally picked it up. I think it’s so so important to teach your children multiple languages when they are young (even if you are monolingual) it has proven such a benefit to me now! Respect!!!
Imma be straight-forward. He is smart and adorable. You are a wonderful father and absolute stellar teacher. This is exactly what I needed. I have been off and on with Korean but want to get back to it.
Great video, Billy. American-Brazilian family here living in Korea. Our son went to 유치원 for two years and is continuing interacting daily with 국어 lessons and playing with kids on the playground. We practice the OPOL method and I'm still only an intermediate Korean speaker, so we don't speak Korean at home. We're using a lot of the methods you discuss - make things fun, make him want to speak Korean. It's working well, and he's so very proud of his Korean superpower! It's a challenge as we're not native speakers and we want to be sure not to neglect our native tongues - but totally worth it! He will surely have a lifelong relationship with this wonderful country.
Kudos to you, Billy, and to your wife for teaching your son both Korean and English. It is a gift he will appreciate. To understand both cultures from his parents is a blessing. I think children learning a different language at a young age is obviously very different (and much easier) from an adult trying to learn another language. As you stated, you never actually had to teach him "grammar" and thank goodness for that, because as an adult trying to learn a different language (Korean in my case) the grammar is by far the most difficult to grasp. Your content is always fun to watch and informative as well. Thanks!
Thank you so much for your helpful tips! My husband is Korean, I'm American, and we're raising four kids together. We lived in Korea for six years before moving to the U.S. in 2017. My Korean is pretty good, but our kids, who used to speak Korean fluently, now mostly use English. Even though we stick to Korean at home, they tend to respond in English. It's been tough trying to change that, but I'm excited to give your suggestions a try. Your advice means a lot-thanks again!
The "default" for kids growing up in the US or any country is to speak the language they're surrounded with, so it really takes extra work to have them use a different language. It takes a lot of effort but it's worth it :D We're also expanding the types of books that my son has, and making sure he's always finding new content he enjoys in Korean.
I was absolutely charmed by the adorable child in the video! His Korean skills were incredibly impressive, just as fluent as his father's. Even though your son lives in the United States and primarily speaks English, I was genuinely surprised by his natural Korean. It was truly heartwarming to watch this clip and learn about fostering foreign language acquisition within one's home country. What struck me most was how the father didn't pressure his son into learning Korean. Instead, he created a fun and engaging environment that sparked his son's interest in the language. I particularly burst out laughing at the kid's declaration of "No forgiveness for traitors!"I'm already eagerly anticipating the next video. Wishing you a wonderful day!
Jeremy is precious. This video is so great and encouraging to me. Great tips (some we’re already practicing). We live in the states. Our daughter is 2 1/2 and speaking both Korean and English. My husband is the native Korean speaker and I’ve been steadily learning/practicing for the past 3 years (With speaking at home, the help of your books/classes and TTMIK, and local Korean Church). We try to make it fun and enjoyable. Right now can only video chat with halmeoni but thankful it’s an hour or so 3-4 days a week (and a once a year visit). So thankful for all that you share!
Jeremy might just be the absolute cutest kid I’ve ever seen! Good job on amazing parenting, he’ll thank you in the future for his Korean skills. props to you and his mama 💜
this was absolutely adorable, but also weirly impeccable timing since i recently (re)watched all your videos with hyunwoo & you guys brought up raising bilingual children a lot in them... how'd you know i was rewatching lol :p but thanks for letting us meet jeremy! he's the cutest kid forreal
Jeremy is a RIOT! I can't with the matching mini-Billy plaid shirt and hat :P Loved that this advice works for both kids and adults whether learning or teaching others Korean. Find things your interested in. Study Korean a few hours each day. Correct as you go along. Conversation is key. These are my methods too. I listen to Korean writing podcasts and watch Korean shows about writing and publishing. Immersing yourself with interests in your target language can help with retention as well. Loved this video so much! Jeremy will be cohosting Billy's livestream in no time ^_^
That was fun to watch and such good advice for bringing up a child to be bilingual. I know some parents think it will confuse their child to speak in two languages when they are very young and then don't start teaching them until they are older which really is too late. Children aren't confused and pick up both languages easily if you start straight away. At my advanced age it takes a whole lot longer to learn. Thanks, Billy and Jeremy. Jeremy is obviously very intelligent but how quickly did he learn to read Korean and English?
This is great! I think Jeremy’s approach to learning Korean can even apply to all of us. I hope that he continues to find enjoyment in all areas of interest instead of becoming yet another adult that only views learning as painful. ❤
Whoaaa, I'm brazilian and speak other 3 languages besides portuguese, and I'd like to teach my future kids those I know to kinda facilitate their lives, so it's always good to know how other people do/did this too 🥴
Billy, you are an example father. The way you teach Jeremy by exposing him to things he likes, watching RUclips video's before he gets to watch them... Just great stuff. Love your channel! Keep up the great work.
Ooh, Jeremy, I'm SO envious of your super Korean skills! It's so cool you're learning Korean while you're young and have lots of people to practice conversation with. I'm pretty old👵🏻 and slower🐢 with my learning, and I have nobody to speak with for practice.😭 However, I go by the brave Galaxy Quest motto, "Never give up, never surrender!" 💪🏻"By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Worvan," I shall prevail! 🙌 제레미씨,잘했어 .. um .. 요!🏆
I came to NY when I was 3 and never attended school in Korea. Thanks to my parents speaking to my brother, sister, and me in Korean, we all speak Korean fluently. My sister works in Korea, my brother took college courses, and I learned a lot from the internet. We all took different avenues to the same destination. Our parents gave us the foundation and we did the rest
omg jeremy is darling and his korean is so good! well done teaching him korean in positive and fun ways. i hope he comes back to your channel now and again. it would be wonderful to see him grow.
제레미 옷이랑 모자 보고 귀여워서 시작부터 빵 터졌네요.🤣 빌리 쌤이랑 완전 붕어빵🐟🐟! 한국인이라면 누구나 존댓말, 반말 때문에 어른한테 한 번쯤 혼난 경험이 있을 거 같은데, 제레미도 역시 이런 경험을 통해서 존댓말을 완벽하게 쓰게 됐군요. 이번 영상은 구독자 분들한테 여러모로 도움이 될 것 같아요. 그리고 제레미 앞으로도 자주 보고 싶네요. 영상 보는 내내 제 얼굴엔 이모(?) 미소가 떠나질 않았어요.😄
Oh wow, I really saw the video of your brother when you were teaching him Korean and I saw that little one playing beside you. He has grown up so well, he is really very cute.❤❤❤❤
I believe that teaching our children to be bi-lingual is integral to their thought processes and possibly their future, depending on what they choose to do. Parents who are deeply invested in forming meaningful relationships with their children, raise thoughtful, confident adults. I love your interactions with Jeremy… 🥰
My dad's American and my mom's Korean, I've never been to Korea before but I can speak fluent Korean and teach Korean at church... Both of y'alls Korean is so perfect!
I’m 62 and just started learning. It is indeed hard but I’m enjoying the process so far. Praying I can keep it up because I know it’s going to get even harder. 🙏🏽😄
This was such a sweet video. I moved to the states right after finishing Kindergarden in Korean, and so many of the things you said were true. My parents constantly kept using Korean while I was growing up in America, but in a lax Konglish way. And whenever I couldn't find the right word in Korean to use, I would just ask them to learn. Allowing kids to choose what kinds of materials they want to watch/read is also a huge part in maintaining the knowledge without it feeling like homework. Awesome and helpfu video, especially if I decide to have kids later in life.
As someone who works with kids, props to Billy for managing to film this video, its hard work to get kids to focus on something for a longer period of time. 제레미는 아주 귀엽고 똑똑하고 한국어와 영어를 너무 잘 할 수 있어요! 부모님도 열심히 가르쳐주시느라 수고했어요!
It would be so nice to have you guys do more content together! Even just vlogs of you two doing dad-son activities and challenging each other in Korean would be so fun to watch! Thank you for being everyone's teacher, Billy!
Loved watching this. We are raising ours kids to speak English and Vietnamese and it’s a lot of fun. My daughter prefers when I speak to her in English too but her dad speaks to her in 100% Vietnamese, I do maybe 30% as it’s not my native language but I still want to encourage her to speak.
this is so cute and very admirable!!! i lost the abulity to speak Vietnamese when i started going to school because my mother gave up on speaking it to me :( so it's really cool to see how Jeremy keeps up learning Korean
The most adorable kid, you raised him well Billy! I’m so glad that he speaks the languages of his heritage. I think it is important to keep that attachment to your ancestry.
Oh Jeremy is super cute and smart! I started look at your channel because we are planning to move to Korea in January 2024. But our kids doesn't have enough Korean to attend school. So we are looking for ways to teach our kids so Korean. I have so many questions for you guys.
Jeremy is so adorable! And these are some great tips for raising a bilingual, biracial, etc. child. I wish my parents had done the same for me growing up.
this is a great video!! i’m not near being a parent, and have only been studying korean for 4 months, but i would love to become advanced enough to the point where when the time comes that i do have kids i can teach them both english and korean (as well as sign language which i am learning now)!! my dad tried to teach my sister and i french as children, and we didn’t want anything to do with it! i wish i knew it now 😅 제레미와 빌리 선생님께 감사드립니다!!
you sir, get my full respect for maintaining his korean to a native level of fluency! my mom did the same with me. she spoke to me in korean even before i could speak and she took me to korea for 3 years (kindergarten, 1st and 2nd). this is when i learned reading, writing, grammar, phonetics, etc. and i returned to america to go to 3rd grade. in my case, i was living with my aunt and uncle and they didn't speak english (my mom had to stay in korea at the time). so i spoke to them in korean all the time and was actually interested in the language and dialects. so i was able to maintain my korean fluency all these years. i'm currently 28, but in my 40's, i'd like to go to korea and live there permanently.
jeremy is so cute, with such ruddy cheeks! kids pick up the languages used in their environment quite naturally and easily. i grew up in a multi-lingual environment, and now as an adult who can speak five languages, i'm happy and thankful that i did. it broadened my horizons and gave me a unique perspective on life and made me more open to, and accepting of, various cultures and different points of view.
just wanna say its so great that you check what he watches first and you limit what hes sees on youtube because so many young parents don't supervise their kids while theyre on the internet. im a tutor and all the kids i teach have short attention spans, very little imagination and are exposed to things that are inappropriate for their age, because they aren't supervised. it really affects them academically and just in general so any young parents out there, take a note out of Billy's book and check what they are watching, plus limit it in general
Thanks for the tips! My kids are already being raised bilingual (German & English) but I've started adding Korean since I'm learning it myself and I feel like it's such a privilege to learn languages like that. Thing is my kids are only with me about 70% of the time and their dad only speaks English and doesn't want to be involved in their German at all. So trying to figure out how to balance two languages when they're with me. I already do all these things in German but now to balance adding Korean! Minecraft is a great idea
another tips from someone with double nationality!growing up my parents would each speak in their native languages which might be an obvious tip but it really helps. me and my sibling also always had a babysitter who was from the other country that we didn’t live in, so after school we spoke the other language. this way we almost used both languages equally. my parents both learned each other’s languages as well which really does make a difference. so i’d definitely want to encourage international couples to learn each other’s languages as it is key for understanding each other’s culture. moreover it’ll help both you and your child to integrate into both family.
it's so refreshing to see parents taking an approach to this that prioritises the child's interests, and clearly it's the most effective - striking the right balance of language exposure within daily life without burdening the child ^^ it's lovely to see
I don't know how much this comment is worth, given that I've only been studying Korean for ~1.5 years and my overall knowledge and listening skills are weak, but I was so impressed with Jeremy's clear diction! I could understand him really easily. Bravo to you and your wife, Billy! Raising a bilingual kid in America is hard.
this is so cool, my dad is german but im in my 20s now and don't speak german fluently at all. im trying to learn now but i really regret not speaking it as a child, although i don't think i realised how valuable it would be when i was young. dont want to blame my parents, cause as a kid i was like jeremy and always said i preferred if my dad spoke in english, but im still a little sad haha its so awesome that jeremy can speak Korean and english well and i think when he's older he will realise how good it is even if he prefers english now!
He is so good at it! I don't have kids but my friend has a 3 yo that speaks Swedish (mother tongue) and already speaks quite a lot of English and has expressed interest in Spanish too already. As a language learning nerd I find it fascinating to see and hear kids learn! I try to learn kinda childlike through play, interest and curiosity of input and such.
Our baby isn’t speaking yet, but this guidance helps so much to know how to go about things as his language skills develop more! Thank you! Jeremy 한국어로애기 너무 잘한다!
your son is very handsome congratulations, I feel so related. i decided to rase my kid to learn korean by living here even though im already divorce and could be perfectly living in canada with my son I think korea for now is better.
Jeremy is so adorable!! 🥰 Very jealous he is getting to live one of my dreams - growing up in a bilingual household. It's so much harder to pick up a language as an adult 😅
Honestly, I don't usually comment on kids in videos but that kid is really adorable. I liked how Jeremy said 0:35 “From now on we’ll speak in English…” and then proceeded to say nearly _everything_ in Korean. I also liked how he got bored and fidgety, just like most seven-year-olds, and how he was entirely blasé about being perfectly fluent in Korean-in other words, you haven't turned him into a “performing” kind of “circus act”-he’s just a kid. Bravo, Billy, you and your wife did a perfect job! 🎊
It would be amazing to speak with my son in korean like this! I'm not confident with my korean skills yet, so it's been a bit challenging, although when I study I have him join me. We'll get there one day! You're an awesome dad and teacher, thank you!
Correct me if i am wrong: #1 Start learning asap #2 Don't focus on grammar #3 Read and listen korean content you really enjoyed #4 A lot of conversations
Billy maintaining trying to be respectful, your son has quite an edge over the average Korean learner 1. his dad is a widely renowned Korean teacher and 2. his mom is Korean. So obviously he's going to have more of a grasp on the language than your average Korean learner .That's not to say that he doesn't have to work hard for the harder stuff but truthfully he has a bit of an advantage here.
Yes, he has a huge advantage because his dad speaks Korean (myself as a Korean learner) and his mom is a native Korean speaker. It's going to be much easier for him to find regular Korean practice with his mom (perhaps up to an hour a day across the time he's at home, here and there), although that alone is not nearly enough to speak fluently. This process is something anyone *could* do, but it still requires providing the child with enough practice and people to practice with. The more you're able to integrate Korean, the better. So if you're the only one studying Korean and your spouse doesn't speak any, then you'll need to include some Korean friends/teachers who can also interact with your child as well, in addition to practicing Korean with them directly.
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aw, Jeremy is so adorable. love this episode.
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Right he’s adorable
Thats awesome being raised a family that speaks more than one language. Good job Jeremy! I think he will really appreciate being brought up in such a great environment 😎
It's so amazing that when speaks Korean, he speaks fully in Korean without mixing with English i.e Konglish. That's what you call truly fluent. Hope Jeremy has a bright future ahead!
Maybe I don't watch enough but it's very kind of you to show us your son. It's a real privilege for us - thank you!
I raised my daughter in an English/ French household and I agree with everything you've said. Raising bilingual kids doesn't have to be hard but you have to be conscientious and make an effort. Thanks for this lovely video! You were both adorable in your matching outfits! ☺
OMG! Jeremy is sooo smart and cute! Please, make more content with him! I noticed although he said he prefers when you talk to him in English, in fact he kept answering your English questions in Korean. So natural!
I'm half Korean but grew up in Sweden. When I was younger up to ~5 years i used to speak a lot more Korean, but with starting school and everything i eventually just grew out of it and only spoke some. I'm fact it's only like the last 2/3 years that I've made a conscious effort to learn more (I'm 15 now), although ofc that means I'm learning the language more like an adult and not like a child who passively picks up a language. Thank you for everything you do Billy!
Don’t give up on it. I was near fluent at age 11, then 20 years went by and I lost it all.. it’s one of the biggest regrets of my life. But now I’m learning again so it’s okay. Learn from me and don’t ever stop learning!
@@Aquablecs I will never understand how someone can loose their ability to understand a language one grew up with. I grew up learning Russian, since being a really really young child I've never seriously had to use Russian ever again, but I have never ever forgotten what I knew back then. I can't forget it, even if I wanted to. Nowadays I only use Russian, when I'm very bored, so I switch the movie audio to Russian lol.
@@anna-5104 It happens more often than you might think. My first language was French. We moved to the U.S. from Canada when I was 5 and I started kindergarten here. Now I don't speak or understand French.
@@anna-5104it actually happened to my German grandmother. She came to the states with my grandfather when she was 18 to marry him. By the time I was born, she had forgotten all of her German and could only speak English. I wish she had taught my mother German so she could’ve taught me. I am now trying to learn Korean and German. It’s not easy.
@@anna-5104 You will never understand because you don´t want to, it seems. It´s very simple: You don´t practise a skill, you get worse at it. This applies to languages as well. Many people become receptive bilinguals (meaning: they understand but can´t speak it fluently) when they don´t practise speaking their other language (for several years). Instead of ignorantly bragging with your skills (and indirectly shaming people), you could work on your arrogance and empathy. Good luck.
I grew up in a multilingual household where both my parents could not speak each others native language. So the family language was English. When alone each parent spoke to us in their native language so that way we naturally picked it up. I think it’s so so important to teach your children multiple languages when they are young (even if you are monolingual) it has proven such a benefit to me now! Respect!!!
Oh Billy, he is so adorable. His Korean is excellent. I love how your both dressed alike.
Imma be straight-forward. He is smart and adorable. You are a wonderful father and absolute stellar teacher. This is exactly what I needed. I have been off and on with Korean but want to get back to it.
As someone trying to teach Korean to my infant daughter I appreciated this video a lot. 고맙습니다 빌리!!
Great video, Billy. American-Brazilian family here living in Korea. Our son went to 유치원 for two years and is continuing interacting daily with 국어 lessons and playing with kids on the playground. We practice the OPOL method and I'm still only an intermediate Korean speaker, so we don't speak Korean at home. We're using a lot of the methods you discuss - make things fun, make him want to speak Korean. It's working well, and he's so very proud of his Korean superpower! It's a challenge as we're not native speakers and we want to be sure not to neglect our native tongues - but totally worth it! He will surely have a lifelong relationship with this wonderful country.
You nailed it. Being able to speak another language is totally a superpower and a very undervalued one in most of English speaking countries
i love that not only is he good at 2 languages, but he can easily switch between codes.
Kudos to you, Billy, and to your wife for teaching your son both Korean and English. It is a gift he will appreciate. To understand both cultures from his parents is a blessing. I think children learning a different language at a young age is obviously very different (and much easier) from an adult trying to learn another language. As you stated, you never actually had to teach him "grammar" and thank goodness for that, because as an adult trying to learn a different language (Korean in my case) the grammar is by far the most difficult to grasp. Your content is always fun to watch and informative as well. Thanks!
Thank you so much for your helpful tips! My husband is Korean, I'm American, and we're raising four kids together. We lived in Korea for six years before moving to the U.S. in 2017. My Korean is pretty good, but our kids, who used to speak Korean fluently, now mostly use English. Even though we stick to Korean at home, they tend to respond in English. It's been tough trying to change that, but I'm excited to give your suggestions a try. Your advice means a lot-thanks again!
The "default" for kids growing up in the US or any country is to speak the language they're surrounded with, so it really takes extra work to have them use a different language. It takes a lot of effort but it's worth it :D We're also expanding the types of books that my son has, and making sure he's always finding new content he enjoys in Korean.
@@GoBillyKorean So true. Just gotta keep the bigger picture in mind and make a daily effort! Thank you so much!
I was absolutely charmed by the adorable child in the video! His Korean skills were incredibly impressive, just as fluent as his father's. Even though your son lives in the United States and primarily speaks English, I was genuinely surprised by his natural Korean. It was truly heartwarming to watch this clip and learn about fostering foreign language acquisition within one's home country. What struck me most was how the father didn't pressure his son into learning Korean. Instead, he created a fun and engaging environment that sparked his son's interest in the language. I particularly burst out laughing at the kid's declaration of "No forgiveness for traitors!"I'm already eagerly anticipating the next video. Wishing you a wonderful day!
Jeremy is precious. This video is so great and encouraging to me. Great tips (some we’re already practicing). We live in the states. Our daughter is 2 1/2 and speaking both Korean and English. My husband is the native Korean speaker and I’ve been steadily learning/practicing for the past 3 years (With speaking at home, the help of your books/classes and TTMIK, and local Korean Church). We try to make it fun and enjoyable. Right now can only video chat with halmeoni but thankful it’s an hour or so 3-4 days a week (and a once a year visit). So thankful for all that you share!
On top of speaking at home, doing a video chat for an hour 3-4 days a week sounds great! Do make sure to keep that up as long as possible :D
Yes, thank you! 🙌🏻 That is my hope and plan well as regular visits with halmeoni and trips to Korea. ❤️
What a fabulous relationship you two have!!
Jeremy might just be the absolute cutest kid I’ve ever seen! Good job on amazing parenting, he’ll thank you in the future for his Korean skills. props to you and his mama 💜
First things first, Jeremy's ADORABLE
Secondly, this video encouraged me to put more hard work in my Korean learning
아프로 더 열심히 하겠습니다
감사합니다 빌리 쌤 😊
this was absolutely adorable, but also weirly impeccable timing since i recently (re)watched all your videos with hyunwoo & you guys brought up raising bilingual children a lot in them... how'd you know i was rewatching lol :p
but thanks for letting us meet jeremy! he's the cutest kid forreal
Jeremy is a RIOT! I can't with the matching mini-Billy plaid shirt and hat :P Loved that this advice works for both kids and adults whether learning or teaching others Korean.
Find things your interested in. Study Korean a few hours each day. Correct as you go along. Conversation is key. These are my methods too.
I listen to Korean writing podcasts and watch Korean shows about writing and publishing. Immersing yourself with interests in your target language can help with retention as well.
Loved this video so much! Jeremy will be cohosting Billy's livestream in no time ^_^
i was raised similarly, would go back to my country for a month each year and i speak both languages fluently to this day, great job!!
That was fun to watch and such good advice for bringing up a child to be bilingual. I know some parents think it will confuse their child to speak in two languages when they are very young and then don't start teaching them until they are older which really is too late. Children aren't confused and pick up both languages easily if you start straight away. At my advanced age it takes a whole lot longer to learn. Thanks, Billy and Jeremy. Jeremy is obviously very intelligent but how quickly did he learn to read Korean and English?
This is great! I think Jeremy’s approach to learning Korean can even apply to all of us. I hope that he continues to find enjoyment in all areas of interest instead of becoming yet another adult that only views learning as painful. ❤
Whoaaa, I'm brazilian and speak other 3 languages besides portuguese, and I'd like to teach my future kids those I know to kinda facilitate their lives, so it's always good to know how other people do/did this too 🥴
Billy, you are an example father. The way you teach Jeremy by exposing him to things he likes, watching RUclips video's before he gets to watch them... Just great stuff. Love your channel! Keep up the great work.
This is so endearing and beautiful to watch. Thank you for sharing this journey with us Billy!
Ooh, Jeremy, I'm SO envious of your super Korean skills! It's so cool you're learning Korean while you're young and have lots of people to practice conversation with. I'm pretty old👵🏻 and slower🐢 with my learning, and I have nobody to speak with for practice.😭 However, I go by the brave Galaxy Quest motto, "Never give up, never surrender!" 💪🏻"By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Worvan," I shall prevail! 🙌 제레미씨,잘했어 .. um .. 요!🏆
Wow! So impressive 😊 I hope he continues to maintain his two languages and venture into another in the future
What an amazing and funny son you have. This video made my day😂 Thanks Jeremy and Billy
I came to NY when I was 3 and never attended school in Korea. Thanks to my parents speaking to my brother, sister, and me in Korean, we all speak Korean fluently. My sister works in Korea, my brother took college courses, and I learned a lot from the internet. We all took different avenues to the same destination. Our parents gave us the foundation and we did the rest
omg jeremy is darling and his korean is so good! well done teaching him korean in positive and fun ways. i hope he comes back to your channel now and again. it would be wonderful to see him grow.
제레미 옷이랑 모자 보고 귀여워서 시작부터 빵 터졌네요.🤣 빌리 쌤이랑 완전 붕어빵🐟🐟!
한국인이라면 누구나 존댓말, 반말 때문에 어른한테 한 번쯤 혼난 경험이 있을 거 같은데, 제레미도 역시 이런 경험을 통해서 존댓말을 완벽하게 쓰게 됐군요.
이번 영상은 구독자 분들한테 여러모로 도움이 될 것 같아요. 그리고 제레미 앞으로도 자주 보고 싶네요. 영상 보는 내내 제 얼굴엔 이모(?) 미소가 떠나질 않았어요.😄
Oh wow, I really saw the video of your brother when you were teaching him Korean and I saw that little one playing beside you. He has grown up so well, he is really very cute.❤❤❤❤
I believe that teaching our children to be bi-lingual is integral to their thought processes and possibly their future, depending on what they choose to do. Parents who are deeply invested in forming meaningful relationships with their children, raise thoughtful, confident adults. I love your interactions with Jeremy… 🥰
Same
My dad's American and my mom's Korean, I've never been to Korea before but I can speak fluent Korean and teach Korean at church... Both of y'alls Korean is so perfect!
Didn't know you had a son so to see him and hear him speaking Korean just made my day!🤗
Really amazing for a kid his age to be so well-spoken in multiple languages, honestly. Thanks for sharing!
He is so cute!!! 💛💛💛 Good job, Mom & Dad! I'm 43 trying to teach myself Korean and it is SO HARD.
I’m 55 and started to learn Korean 18 days ago …it’s hard but it’s AWESOME 🎉
I’m 62 and just started learning. It is indeed hard but I’m enjoying the process so far. Praying I can keep it up because I know it’s going to get even harder. 🙏🏽😄
This was such a sweet video. I moved to the states right after finishing Kindergarden in Korean, and so many of the things you said were true. My parents constantly kept using Korean while I was growing up in America, but in a lax Konglish way. And whenever I couldn't find the right word in Korean to use, I would just ask them to learn. Allowing kids to choose what kinds of materials they want to watch/read is also a huge part in maintaining the knowledge without it feeling like homework. Awesome and helpfu video, especially if I decide to have kids later in life.
As someone who works with kids, props to Billy for managing to film this video, its hard work to get kids to focus on something for a longer period of time. 제레미는 아주 귀엽고 똑똑하고 한국어와 영어를 너무 잘 할 수 있어요! 부모님도 열심히 가르쳐주시느라 수고했어요!
It would be so nice to have you guys do more content together! Even just vlogs of you two doing dad-son activities and challenging each other in Korean would be so fun to watch! Thank you for being everyone's teacher, Billy!
Loved watching this. We are raising ours kids to speak English and Vietnamese and it’s a lot of fun. My daughter prefers when I speak to her in English too but her dad speaks to her in 100% Vietnamese, I do maybe 30% as it’s not my native language but I still want to encourage her to speak.
9:48 when Jeremy said “turn off the camera” in Korean, I wasn’t looking at the video, so I thought he said “go to jail”
Lol at go to jail thats funny 😅
this is so cute and very admirable!!! i lost the abulity to speak Vietnamese when i started going to school because my mother gave up on speaking it to me :( so it's really cool to see how Jeremy keeps up learning Korean
The most adorable kid, you raised him well Billy! I’m so glad that he speaks the languages of his heritage. I think it is important to keep that attachment to your ancestry.
Wait you have a son?!?!?!
Sorry if I didn’t know this I’m new but HE’S SO ADORABLE
Oh Jeremy is super cute and smart! I started look at your channel because we are planning to move to Korea in January 2024. But our kids doesn't have enough Korean to attend school. So we are looking for ways to teach our kids so Korean.
I have so many questions for you guys.
Jeremy is so adorable! And these are some great tips for raising a bilingual, biracial, etc. child. I wish my parents had done the same for me growing up.
He is lucky to have you as a father!
More Billy and Jeremy videos, please! 🙏🏻🥰
your son is absolutely adorable! nice to see part of your fam!
this is a great video!! i’m not near being a parent, and have only been studying korean for 4 months, but i would love to become advanced enough to the point where when the time comes that i do have kids i can teach them both english and korean (as well as sign language which i am learning now)!! my dad tried to teach my sister and i french as children, and we didn’t want anything to do with it! i wish i knew it now 😅 제레미와 빌리 선생님께 감사드립니다!!
Your son is a smart boy.
you sir, get my full respect for maintaining his korean to a native level of fluency!
my mom did the same with me. she spoke to me in korean even before i could speak and she took me to korea for 3 years (kindergarten, 1st and 2nd). this is when i learned reading, writing, grammar, phonetics, etc. and i returned to america to go to 3rd grade. in my case, i was living with my aunt and uncle and they didn't speak english (my mom had to stay in korea at the time). so i spoke to them in korean all the time and was actually interested in the language and dialects. so i was able to maintain my korean fluency all these years. i'm currently 28, but in my 40's, i'd like to go to korea and live there permanently.
As our little Arin begins her language journey, we hope she will be as proficient in both Korean and English as Jeremy. Keep up the great work!
This was so sweet!!!! Thanks for sharing 🙏
You and your son are adorable, thank you for sharing! I'm glad you and your wife are keeping him connected to his culture!
jeremy is so cute, with such ruddy cheeks! kids pick up the languages used in their environment quite naturally and easily. i grew up in a multi-lingual environment, and now as an adult who can speak five languages, i'm happy and thankful that i did. it broadened my horizons and gave me a unique perspective on life and made me more open to, and accepting of, various cultures and different points of view.
OMG! He is so adorable!
Thank you Jeremy for helping your Dad make such a cool video.
This is the most wholesome thing I've ever seen! I needed this befoe work. And thank you for adding the Hangul subtitles. It helps a lot.
This is the most adorable+handsome Korean-American child I've ever seen 😭🤍
제레미는 너무 귀여워요. 한국어룰 너무 잘해요. 잘했어! 저는 많이 배웠어요. 감사해요! - Spencer 스펜서
just wanna say its so great that you check what he watches first and you limit what hes sees on youtube because so many young parents don't supervise their kids while theyre on the internet. im a tutor and all the kids i teach have short attention spans, very little imagination and are exposed to things that are inappropriate for their age, because they aren't supervised. it really affects them academically and just in general so any young parents out there, take a note out of Billy's book and check what they are watching, plus limit it in general
Aw, cute. Dad and son dressed the same. Children learn so quickly. It is amazing
Thanks for the tips! My kids are already being raised bilingual (German & English) but I've started adding Korean since I'm learning it myself and I feel like it's such a privilege to learn languages like that.
Thing is my kids are only with me about 70% of the time and their dad only speaks English and doesn't want to be involved in their German at all. So trying to figure out how to balance two languages when they're with me. I already do all these things in German but now to balance adding Korean! Minecraft is a great idea
This is amazing, I was able to understand the spoken korean without seeing the subtitles.
another tips from someone with double nationality!growing up my parents would each speak in their native languages which might be an obvious tip but it really helps. me and my sibling also always had a babysitter who was from the other country that we didn’t live in, so after school we spoke the other language. this way we almost used both languages equally. my parents both learned each other’s languages as well which really does make a difference. so i’d definitely want to encourage international couples to learn each other’s languages as it is key for understanding each other’s culture. moreover it’ll help both you and your child to integrate into both family.
존댓말 잘쓰니깐 신기하면서도 왜이리 귀여워 ㅎㅎ
I don't have kids but I watched the video just because Jeremy is super adorable :3
it's so refreshing to see parents taking an approach to this that prioritises the child's interests, and clearly it's the most effective - striking the right balance of language exposure within daily life without burdening the child ^^ it's lovely to see
I don't know how much this comment is worth, given that I've only been studying Korean for ~1.5 years and my overall knowledge and listening skills are weak, but I was so impressed with Jeremy's clear diction! I could understand him really easily. Bravo to you and your wife, Billy! Raising a bilingual kid in America is hard.
this is so cool, my dad is german but im in my 20s now and don't speak german fluently at all. im trying to learn now but i really regret not speaking it as a child, although i don't think i realised how valuable it would be when i was young. dont want to blame my parents, cause as a kid i was like jeremy and always said i preferred if my dad spoke in english, but im still a little sad haha its so awesome that jeremy can speak Korean and english well and i think when he's older he will realise how good it is even if he prefers english now!
Jeremy is adorable! 🥰 He speaks so well! 👏🏻 Great advice on how to learn & practice Korean. Thank you!
I’m Korean but my son can’t speak Korean because he lives in USA. I should try teaching Korean to my son.
That's so cute. Great video ^^ me and my partner want to teach our daughter English (we're from Czechia) so these tips will be helpful ❤
He is so cute ❤❤❤❤
Thank you Sir
He is so good at it! I don't have kids but my friend has a 3 yo that speaks Swedish (mother tongue) and already speaks quite a lot of English and has expressed interest in Spanish too already. As a language learning nerd I find it fascinating to see and hear kids learn! I try to learn kinda childlike through play, interest and curiosity of input and such.
Our baby isn’t speaking yet, but this guidance helps so much to know how to go about things as his language skills develop more! Thank you! Jeremy 한국어로애기 너무 잘한다!
The matching outfit is simply adorable 🥰
2개국어를 2개 다 본국어처럼 사용하는 제레미 너무 기특해요~~칭찬칭찬~~쓰담쓰담~~
Having so much fun to see Teacher/Tutor Billly X2 ! You are both adorable 🎉! Thumbs up for your videos 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Ugh, so cute! Thanks for a peek into your family!
your son is very handsome congratulations, I feel so related. i decided to rase my kid to learn korean by living here even though im already divorce and could be perfectly living in canada with my son I think korea for now is better.
What a sweet little son. He's so smart. Good idea about having a device in a foreign language. That's immersion in a way.
Jeremy is so adorable!! 🥰 Very jealous he is getting to live one of my dreams - growing up in a bilingual household. It's so much harder to pick up a language as an adult 😅
Great approach to learn any language!!
Helpful! Also, Jeremy is a cute, cute kiddo. Thanks!
omg Jeremy is soooo cute!! I like that he is having fun moving around in front of the camera haha. I can tell he enjoys speaking Korean!
Jeremy’s Korean is impressive!!
He's so adorable 🥺
Love it! 너무 재밌었어요!
Honestly, I don't usually comment on kids in videos but that kid is really adorable. I liked how Jeremy said 0:35 “From now on we’ll speak in English…” and then proceeded to say nearly _everything_ in Korean. I also liked how he got bored and fidgety, just like most seven-year-olds, and how he was entirely blasé about being perfectly fluent in Korean-in other words, you haven't turned him into a “performing” kind of “circus act”-he’s just a kid. Bravo, Billy, you and your wife did a perfect job! 🎊
he's so cute i'm crying
It would be amazing to speak with my son in korean like this! I'm not confident with my korean skills yet, so it's been a bit challenging, although when I study I have him join me. We'll get there one day! You're an awesome dad and teacher, thank you!
Correct me if i am wrong:
#1 Start learning asap
#2 Don't focus on grammar
#3 Read and listen korean content you really enjoyed
#4 A lot of conversations
Such a fantastic personality and speaks so well x ❤
Billy maintaining trying to be respectful, your son has quite an edge over the average Korean learner 1. his dad is a widely renowned Korean teacher and 2. his mom is Korean. So obviously he's going to have more of a grasp on the language than your average Korean learner .That's not to say that he doesn't have to work hard for the harder stuff but truthfully he has a bit of an advantage here.
Yes, he has a huge advantage because his dad speaks Korean (myself as a Korean learner) and his mom is a native Korean speaker. It's going to be much easier for him to find regular Korean practice with his mom (perhaps up to an hour a day across the time he's at home, here and there), although that alone is not nearly enough to speak fluently. This process is something anyone *could* do, but it still requires providing the child with enough practice and people to practice with. The more you're able to integrate Korean, the better. So if you're the only one studying Korean and your spouse doesn't speak any, then you'll need to include some Korean friends/teachers who can also interact with your child as well, in addition to practicing Korean with them directly.
Omg cuteness overload😂